Ball by Ball Live Score Commentary

11.45pm Hope you enjoyed our coverage. We’ll see you tomorrow for more PSL cricket. Enjoy the rest of your evening, folks. It’s goodbye from all of us at ESPNcricinfo. Tata!

11.40pm Really was a good game, some top-quality bowling from both sides: Iftikhar, Aamer, Rauf and Sandeep. This means that Karachi Kings move away from last place, while Lahore Qalandars remain at the bottom-half of the table.

Umar Bajwa: “Why Azaz Cheema was selected in place of Shaheen????????? Why Carlos Braithwaite is not playing?????? Qalandars lost because of Azaz Cheema” — Shaheen has a niggle, and Carlos is playing ODIs against England

Haroon: “Imad Wasim should be out. When Fakhar hit the stumps in the last over his foot and were in the air.” — In the 19th over? Yeah, but no one appealed!

Salman: “@Sohail – On the contrary, I feel fakhar has done reasonably well. Sandeep should have bowled that over because it was crucial at that moment to take another wicket with livingstone and ingram bating. TBH fakhar didnt really had a decent score to defend”

Shahzil: “you win some you lose some but you have to admire the way haris rauf bowled the death overs”

19.1

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Yasir Shah to Imad Wasim Karachi Kings win! Length ball outside off, and the cut goes to point. They take the single, but overthrows from the fielder means Karachi Kings can run across for the second 2 runs

End of Over No.19 132/5 Last Over (6 runs)

Abdullah Chatha: “@Ameer For God’s Sake, this is Cheema’s first game in PSL4. And if you have been following domestic cricket, he was the highest wicket-taker in QEA trophy 2018. First class cricket also matters. Not just PSL. Look what has happened to Pak test team when you induct T20 and ODI calibre players into it.”

Shahzil: “you win some you lose some but you have to admire the way haris rauf bowled the death overs”

18.6

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Haris Rauf to Imad Wasim full and wide outside off, and he cuts this away from his body to deep point 1 run

18.5

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Haris Rauf to Iftikhar Ahmed full and wide outside off stump. Flat-batted to mid-on for a walking single 1 run

18.4

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Haris Rauf to Iftikhar Ahmed low full toss on leg, and nudged to midwicket. They want a single, but quick fielding from Fakhar at midwicket ensures they don’t. But wait! He gets a direct-hit at the bowler’s end, and Imad Wasim hasn’t grounded his bat, but no one appeals. Imad survives, when he should’ve been walking back to the pavilion. #brainfade no run

18.3

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Haris Rauf to Imad Wasim yorker on off, and he inside-edges a shot onto his pads. Ball rolls away to cover as the batsman scamper across for one 1 run

Sohail: “Poor captaincy here. Sandeep should npt have bowled 7th over and cheema must have bowled more overs earlier with open options” — yep, definitely something that Fakhar will learn

18.2

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Haris Rauf to Iftikhar Ahmed full on middle, and once again, driven to long on 1 run

Six needed. Will they get it with a six?

18.1

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Haris Rauf to Iftikhar Ahmed overpitched on middle, and drilled down the ground to long-on. AB can’t prevent the second run though 2 runs

End of Over No.18 126/5 Last Over (17 runs)

Ameer: “Aziaz cheema complains to not getting a chance in international cricket, of course your not gonna get selected if you give this type of performance”

17.6

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Aizaz Cheema to Iftikhar Ahmed yorker on off, and toe-ended to cover. Cheema isn’t happy. A massively expensive over 1 run

17.5

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Aizaz Cheema to Iftikhar Ahmed slower ball, too wide outside off, and Cheema has been slapped to the point boundary! What a cameo this is FOUR

17.4

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Aizaz Cheema to Imad Wasim full on middle, and nudged off his boots to deep midwicket 1 run

Tanzeel Alam: “Ifkihar is proving him self with ball first and now with the bat.”

17.3

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Aizaz Cheema to Iftikhar Ahmed slower ball yorker on middle. Worked away to midwicket for a quick one 1 run

17.2

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Aizaz Cheema to Imad Wasim length ball angling in, and tucked off his hips to square leg 1 run

Karachi need 16 off 17. Fans praying, not sure they’re fans of which team. Aizaz around the wicket

17.1

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Aizaz Cheema to Imad Wasim another one! That makes life easy for Karachi. Captain marvelous for Karachi doing the job. It was full on middle, and he comfortably clips a shot over to the square-leg boundary FOUR

free hit

17.1

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Aizaz Cheema to Imad Wasim oh dear, Aizaz! Chest-high full toss, wide outside off, and he guides a cut shot straight to the deep-point boundary. Not what LQ needed! (no ball) FOUR

End of Over No.17 109/5 Last Over (9 runs)

Haris Rauf to Iftikhar Ahmed good comeback from Haris. Yorker just outside off, and dug away to cover no run

16.5

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Haris Rauf to Iftikhar Ahmed whoa, where did that come from! Length ball, right in the slot on off stump, and Iftikhar has smacked the leather out of this ball. Into the stands beyond midwicket SIX

16.4

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Haris Rauf to Imad Wasim length ball, just outside off, and angling away. Cut square – but with no real power – to point, who dives across the ground to stop the ball 1 run

16.3

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Haris Rauf to Iftikhar Ahmed full on off, and he mistimes a square drive to the off side. Two fielders congregate to clean up 1 run

16.2

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Haris Rauf to Imad Wasim length ball angling across, and he guides a cut to deep point 1 run

16.1

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Haris Rauf to Imad Wasim full on off, and he drives. Toe-ends the shot to Fakhar at short cover no run

Four overs, 34 for a win. 33 for a super over.

End of Over No.16 100/5 Last Over (3 runs)

Adeel : “I feel LQ purposely make every game stressful to see the cuteness of Mr. Rana Fawad. God Bless Him!”

Areeb Urooj : “Someone was comparing Rizwan with Kartik earlier I hope he has got his answer now, Rizwan lack a lot he is good but the standard are really high he has to be best to be in competition dear”

15.6

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Wiese to Iftikhar Ahmed slower ball, yorker on off, and he inside-edges a shot onto his pads no run

Wiese to Mohammad Rizwan slower ball, full just outside off. Tries to guide a shot to point, but the ball hits the inside of his bat no run

Crucial over. Final over for Wiese

End of Over No.15 97/4 Last Over (10 runs)

KK need 37 off 30

Rehan Ahmad: “2 good overs for either side will totally change the game. ”

14.6

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Aizaz Cheema to Mohammad Rizwan back of a length just outside off, and punched to mid off. Fielder slides across the ground and gets a hand to it. Long-on cleans up 1 run

14.5

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Aizaz Cheema to Iftikhar Ahmed whoa, important moment in the game! Full just outside off, and drilled to cover. Quick pick-up-and-throw from the fielder, and the throw’s been aimed at the keeper’s end. Full-stretched dive from the batsman may have saved him. Yup. 1 run

Ijaz Ahmed: “I started following psl since 2014 when 1st time i used internet but still my comment is not being published. Can u tell me what is the criteria for publishing comment. How much more i hv to wait 5 yrs more? ” — Hi, Ijaz! We choose comments that are 1) witty, 2) original, and 3) incisive/interesting. If they fit most of these boxes, we’ll put up your comment! Would love to hear your thoughts on this game.

14.4

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Aizaz Cheema to Iftikhar Ahmed overpiched just outside off, and he toe-ends a drive to cover no run

14.3

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Aizaz Cheema to Iftikhar Ahmed length ball on off, and he goes for a wild swing. Mistimes the slog to deep midwicket 2 runs